SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ Shockwave Medical Inc. (SWAV) on Tuesday reported a loss of $18.1 million in its second quarter.

The Santa Clara, California-based company said it had a loss of 56 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 66 cents per share.

The medical device compnay posted revenue of $10.3 million in the period.

Shockwave Medical shares have climbed 19% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $52.25, a rise of 27% in the last 12 months.

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